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Northwood · 1 day ago

Senior Electronics Test Engineer

Torrance, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$129K/yr - $197K/yr

5+ years exp

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company focused on connecting space and Earth. They are seeking an Electronics Test Engineer to build the test systems that ensure hardware reliability from prototypes to production, involving responsibilities in test development, design, and automation.

AerospaceHardwareSatellite Communication

Diversity & Inclusion

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead integrated test development from concept through production, including test strategy, requirements, and execution plans

Design hardware, wiring, and electrical systems to support electrical and RF testing for both production and development needs (fixtures, harnesses, interfaces, rack integration)

Develop modular and reusable test automation software, including frameworks, drivers, and tooling in Linux environments using Python / Rust / C++

Own test maintainability and reliability across the lifecycle — defining calibration, upkeep, debugging, and continuous improvement of test assets

Investigate and root-cause failures, driving corrective actions across design, assembly, and test processes

Support environmental and qualification testing (thermal, vibration, shock), including defining instrumentation and test procedures where needed

Qualification

Electronics Test EngineeringTest Automation SoftwareProgramming PythonProgramming C++Programming RustLinux EnvironmentElectrical Test EquipmentRF TestCharacterizationEMI/EMC TestingSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

5+ years of experience in electronics or hardware test engineering, with demonstrated ownership of complex test systems

Strong programming abilities (Python, C++, Rust), and comfort developing in a Linux-based environment

Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment such as power supplies, DC loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers

Preferred

Experience with RF test and characterization, including VNAs and spectrum analyzers

Experience root-causing issues in integrated electronics (mixed-signal, digital, RF-adjacent systems)

Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 test methods, including vibration, shock, and thermal testing

Experience with EMI/EMC troubleshooting and compliance testing, including radiated and conducted testing

Experience designing test racks / ATE systems (PXI, USB/LXI instrumentation, custom interfaces) and scaling them into production

Experience building test data pipelines and analysis tooling (structured logs, dashboards, yield metrics)

Experience writing reusable test software patterns (hardware abstraction layers, driver libraries, test sequencing frameworks)

Comfort working at the boundary between HW + SW: firmware bring-up, control interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART), fault injection, telemetry capture

Company

Northwood

Northwood was founded by Bridgit Mendler, Griffin Cleverly, and Shaurya Luthra with the mission to expand access to space by transforming satellite backhaul infrastructure.

Founded in 2023

Torrance, California, USA

11-50 employees